I'm Brian Kimutai Rotich,
a Data Scientist
A passionate software developer specialising in PHP/Laravel and React/NextJs with a knack for problem-solving. I love creating efficient and user friendly applications, constantly seeking innovative ways to improve myself and the world at large.
Work Experience
Norwegian Refugee council
ICT Consultant
2024-04-01 - 2024-06-30In this consultancy role, I capitalised on my 9 months as an ICT intern on the Digital Procurement System (DPS) and Travel Authorisation & Request(TAR) Systems to drive impactful improvements. I collaborated closely with the team to refine existing functionalities and implement new enhancements to DPS. Key Achievements : • Streamlined the tender process with a System Audit Trail and Bill of Quantities (BOQ) implementation. • Enhanced communication with suppliers through broadcast functionality and improved RFQ specifications. • Optimized lead times and supplier participation through configurable settings. • Ensured mobile-friendliness for a seamless user experience. • Introduced a Tender regret email attachment feature to improve communication transparency. • Empowered suppliers by enabling them to submit quotations within the system. • Facilitated complex procurements with the "Tender in Lots" functionality. • Streamlined collaboration with Notes/Comments for RFQ line items. • Integrated a Captcha v3 fallback to v2 to address user challenges and improve accessibility. • Increased efficiency by developing functionality to duplicate tenders and RFQs for similar cases. • Established a System generated RFQ template workflow, promoting standardization. • Strengthened evaluation processes with Bid Evaluation Minutes and Reports. • Improved transparency with the ability to maintain logs and comments for bids. • Empowered suppliers with a supplier dashboard showcasing past invited RFQs. • Contributed to a successful System Translation project to support multiple languages. • Provided valuable insights with the generation of Monthly reports. Collaboration is Key: Throughout this consultancy, I fostered strong relationships with the Regional Logistics Team, Country Logistics Team, and Global ICT Team, ensuring a collaborative and successful project.
Norwegian Refugee Council
Regional ICT Intern East Africa and Yemen
2023-07-14 - 2024-04-20• Developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation chat-bot to streamline on-boarding and enhance data analysis, reducing operational bottlenecks and providing a centralized knowledge base. • Participated in code reviews and stand ups to ensure code quality, readability, and adherence to coding standards. • Built a paperless model in the Request for Quotation module within the digital procurement system and reduced paper waste across the Eastern and Southern Africa regions by 80% • Supported the team in identifying and resolving software defects and issues through troubleshooting and debugging techniques and actively participated in optimizing the system's performance, resulting in a 25% reduction in processing time. • Optimized database queries to improve application performance and reduce response times by 34% • Refactored legacy code to improve reliability, scalability and maintainability. • Developed a system dashboard to monitor procurement performance and key system metrics • Maintained a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline that reduced time-to-deployment from 2 days to 4 hours across all applications • Co-led training and deployment of in-house developed travel authorization and tendering applications across four counties, serving over 1000 users. • Implemented automated testing that increased code coverage to 75%, reducing the number of production issues by 95%
Moi University
Student ICT intern
2022-05-09 - 2023-08-09• Collaborated with other employees to achieve the institution's objectives in the field of web development and IT networking. • Engineered a custom library book catalog search algorithm using Python, improving search efficiency and accuracy, significantly enhancing user experience by 35% . • Optimized database queries and designed efficient database schemas in MySQL, enhancing application performance and scalability. • Provided ICT equipment trouble shooting, servicing and repair. • Gained proficiency in web development using PHP, WordPress, MySQL, and Apache, applying hands-on expertise to develop and deploy web applications and databases. • Installing, updating antivirus and other software including operating systems. • Provided robust IT networ